But after shutting more than two years ago, the pub was put on the market with an asking price of £250,000 - but by early 2016, this was reduced to £180,000.

It was eventually sold and earlier this year Victor Brewin applied to the district council for permission to convert the pub, as well as adding a two-storey rear extension on a total of 0.14 acres of land.

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The scheme involves demolishing half the building, converting the remaining half into a detached home, then building a second detached property. The number of parking spaces at the property will be reduced from 12 to six.

Ahead of the council’s decision to grant permission, a report was submitted to the authority which said a consultation with the planning department suggested an application for conversion to residential use would be acceptable.

The pub closed over two years ago and has stood empty ever since

The report added: “It has no effect on the access, parking or amenity space arrangements of any adjacent homes.

“A safe access can be formed to the proposed homes for the proposed use of the site that is acceptable to the highway authority, and access itself would be the access rights of neighbours.

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“Off-road parking for vehicles is achievable. There is an existing dropped crossing that will form the site access for the development.

“There is no prospect of combining any adjacent land with the application to form a larger development.”

Granting permission for the conversion of the pub, district council planners said: “In dealing with the application, and following on from pre-application advice where that has been sought in advance; the council has positively sought to determine the application in a timely fashion in order to promote the delivery of sustainable development in the district.”